2015 May/June
Embrace Your Stress
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Close to the Ground: Two Words
When it was time to step down from my role as the guiding teacher of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple some 10 years ago, I spent a long time fussing about what my final dharma talk …Care of the Soul: Spiritual Disorders
Every mental health worker knows about the DSM-V, a manual for defining disorders for the health system. It’s like a dictionary in which every psychological problem imaginable has …Rabbi Rami: How Do I Afford to Make a Pilgrimage?
Q: I long to go on a pilgrimage, but lack the funds to do so. Any suggestions?A: My understanding of pilgrimage comes from Genesis 12:1–3, where we are called to walk (lech) t…Inner + Outer Worlds
Surprise Yourself with a Nested Meditation
One of the more ingenious tools we’ve found for reframing a tough situation—or simply having fun with words—is a process that psychologist Kevin Anderson calls nested meditation. I…The Real Suffering of That Free-Range Chicken
An interview with PETA President Ingrid Newkirk
Pushed Out of the Nest
The surprising challenge when your spiritual home closes
How to Travel in (Better) Time with Your Mate
The story of how you met reveals the future of your relationship.
Fighting Cancer with Singing Bowls and Yogic Chants
The bowls bring me into my body and make me feel that I am part of this infinite universe.
More Are Less Rushed Than Ever
So maybe the real problem is not feeling stressed enough?
I Have Just Returned from 10 Days of Silence. . .
I woke up at 4:00 a.m., meditated for 11 hours, and ate my last meal of the day at 11:00 a.m.—for 10 days. Where to begin?
5 Questions for David Helvarg
1. What’s one fact everyone should know about the state of our oceans?Ninety percent of the heat we’re generating by burning fossil fuels is being absorbed by the ocean, …Features
21 Days to Your Vision Quest
Get ready for the least-expensive, most-healing, most-enlightening 48 hours you may ever experience.
Your Body Knows the Answer
An Interview with David Rome
Toolbox
Toolbox: Inner Alignment
vLet these picks from S&H be conduits for creating internal energetic structuring.